Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661031 | Correlating macro and error data for debugging program error event A solution for managing a program execution is provided. During execution of a program, macro data and error data can be generated and stored. The macro data includes a set of execution entries, each of which includes data for a user interface task for a user interf... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656795 | Preventing duplicate sources from clients served by a network address port translator Preventing duplicate sources on a protocol connection that uses network addresses, protocols and port numbers to identify source applications that are served by a NAPT. If an arriving packet encapsulates an encrypted packet and has passed through an NAPT en route to... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7496760 | System, method and program product for managing user account information Under the present invention, a central system in communication with a central directory is provided. The central system also communicates with one or more ancillary systems that each communicate with an ancillary storage unit. User account information is initially s... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7460422 | Determining history state of data based on state of partially depleted silicon-on-insulator A system for determining a history state of data in a data retaining device are disclosed. A state of a partially-depleted silicon-on-insulator (PD SOI) device coupled to a data retaining device is measured to indicate a body voltage of the PD SOI device. The body v... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459913 | Methods for the determination of film continuity and growth modes in thin dielectric films A method for determining film continuity and growth modes in thin dielectric films includes: depositing a material on the substrate using a first value of a growth metric; depositing an amount of charge on a surface of the material; repetitively measuring a surface ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459367 | Method of forming a vertical P-N junction device A P-N junction device and method of forming the same are disclosed. The P-N junction device may include a P-N diode, a PiN diode or a thyristor. The P-N junction device may have a monocrystalline or polycrystalline raised anode. In one embodiment, the P-N junction d... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458258 | Methods and apparatus for oil composition determination A method for determining properties of a formation fluid is provided and includes: obtaining fluid data related to Carbon-Hydrogen molecular bonds in C6+ from a fluid analyzer; and considering the fluid data to calculate mass fractions of hydrocarbon flowing ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441006 | Reducing number of write operations relative to delivery of out-of-order RDMA send messages by managing reference counter An RNIC implementation that performs direct data placement to memory where all segments of a particular connection are aligned, or moves data through reassembly buffers where all segments of a particular connection are non-aligned. The type of connection that cuts-t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439173 | Increasing electromigration lifetime and current density in IC using vertically upwardly extending dummy via An integrated circuit with increased electromigration lifetime and allowable current density and methods of forming same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a conductive line connected to at least one functional via, and at least one dum... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436169 | Mechanical stress characterization in semiconductor device Methods of characterizing a mechanical stress level in a stressed layer of a transistor and a mechanical stress characterizing test structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the test structure includes a first test transistor including a first stress level; and at... | 10/14/2008 |